Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A taxonomic category of related organisms ranking below a subclass and above an order or superorder.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun taxonomy A zoological classification sometimes inserted below subclass and above superorder

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word infraclass.

Examples

  • This furry little friend is a mammal; infraclass: Marsupialia.

    Death, Deceit & Some Smooth Jazz Claudia Mair Burney 2008

  • I see Symbian as a weird smartphone infraclass that succeeds elsewhere, like all the strange marsupials which thrive in Australia that exist nowhere else on the planet.

    All About Symbian - News 2010

  • A barnacle is a type of arthropod belonging to infraclass Cirripedia in the subphylum Crustacea, and is hence related to crabs and lobsters.

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010

  • A barnacle is a type of arthropod belonging to infraclass Cirripedia in the subphylum Crustacea, and is hence related to crabs and lobsters.

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010

  • I see Symbian as a weird smartphone infraclass that succeeds elsewhere, like all the strange marsupials which thrive in Australia that exist nowhere else on the planet.

    All About Symbian - News 2010

  • They belong to the infraclass suck until we have nothing else to give them, then they're gone!

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed 2010

  • They belong to the infraclass suck until we have nothing else to give them, then they're gone!

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed 2010

  • I see Symbian as a weird smartphone infraclass that succeeds elsewhere, like all the strange marsupials which thrive in Australia that exist nowhere else on the planet.

    All About Symbian - News 2010

  • They belong to the infraclass suck until we have nothing else to give them, then they're gone!

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed 2010

  • I see Symbian as a weird smartphone infraclass that succeeds elsewhere, like all the strange marsupials which thrive in Australia that exist nowhere else on the planet.

    All About Symbian - News 2010

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.